Smart cities: 3 for AP & 2 for TS
Ahead of the mega launch of NDA government's flagship urban projects, the union government has assigned number of cities each state can nominate under the 100 Smart Cities project as well as those to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme(AMRUT Scheme).
Telugu states AP and Telangana gets less share compare to other states.Under smart city scheme AP bagged 3 cities and Telangana 2. In Amrut Scheme, 31 cities have been identified in AP and 15 cities in Telangana.
Uttar Pradesh has been given the opportunity to nominate 13 cities to be developed as smart cities, while 64 cities in the State have been identified under AMRUT scheme.Tamil Nadu comes second with the allocation of 12 smart cities and 33 AMRUT cities. While Maharashtra has been allotted 10 cities, Gujarat and Karnataka are eligible to develop six cities each.
Prime Minister Modi will be launching implementation guidelines for 100 Smart Cities, 500 AMRUT cities and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana on June 25.
News Posted: 24 June, 2015
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